1、（madeofdingshangtuwenmadeofdingshangtuwen）Listening P23Can you imagine what happened when Wang Kun and Wang Wei travelled down the Mekong river?Whathappened?see some beautiful sceneriesmeet some thing dangerousget lostchatting with the passers-by.1.Before you listen,read the exersises on P23 and pre
2、dict what the listening is about.2.Listen to the tape and tick the statement which tells the main idea of the dialogue.A A girl from Laos told Wang Kun about how Laotians use the Mekong River.B A girl told Wang Kun about what they would see along the Mekong River.C A girl from Laos told Wang Kun abo
3、ut how important and beautiful the Mekong is.3.Listen again and complete the passage below.The Mekong is the most important river in Laos.It even _ on the national _ of the country.Laotian people use the river for _,_ and _ goods and the people around the country.They call the Mekongappearsflagwashi
4、ng fishingtransporting“the _ of Laos,you can visit temples,but in Tibet people call it“the water of _”.If you follow the river in Laos,you can visit temples,caves and a _.At night,you can sleep in some small _ by the river.searockswaterfallvillagesWang Kun and Wang Wei continues their journey throug
5、h Laos.Discuss what you know about Laos and go over the exercises on the book before listening.Listening P55 Laos Tibet Vientiane Vietnam plains border village candles lights truck ducks chickens1.Listen and tick the words you hear.1.Which border of Laos is made by the Mekong River?2.What did Wang K
6、un and his sister see when they cycled across the plains?2.Listen to the tape again and answer the questions.The western border of Laos.They saw how mountains covered in trees.3.Which is the best season to travel to Laos?Why?Autumn is the best season to travel in Laos because it is cool and dry.4.Wh
7、at did the river sound like?5.How did they go to Vientiane after lunch?The river sounded like a man singing in a low voice.After lunch they went to Vientiane by bus.Life on the river has changed with the coming of dams to make electricity.People have been moved from their homes.As a result,some of t
8、he old ways of life by the river have changed.Listening Task P58Pre-listening Work in pairs to list the ways that people use large and important rivers.transporting goods and people connections between towns and cities fishing water for personal use and for cookingTalk about what kind of things migh
9、t happen to change this life with your partner.pollution of water supply decline in fish supplies silting up the riverLook at the picture on the book and discuss the questions with your partner.1.Is the photo a modern one or was it taken many years ago?How do you know?2.What information can you get
10、from the passage?1.Listen and write the main idea in one sentence.While-listening 2.Listen again and fill in the information on the chart.Life along the river in the pastLife along the river now123123Life along the river in the past1.There were many small villages by the river.2.The fishermen used t
11、o catch fish.3.They sold the fish to make money.Life along the river now1.Some villages have disappeared.2.2.New dams have been built.3.3.Some people have moved to the towns and work there.After-listeningDiscuss the following questions in pairs.1.How did Wang Kun and Wang Wei 2.greet the old man when they met him 3.on the river bank?2.What did they talk about?3.Do people like the change of lifestyle?What about the old mans attitude?4.Why does the man prefer the old way of life?5.Can you think of anything similar in China?
